Nursing Theory with Complete Solutions
Stages of Nursing Theory Development - Ans -Silent Knowledge
Received Knowledge
Subjective Knowledge
Procedural Knowledge
Constructed Knowledge
Silent Knowledge - Ans -Blind obedience to medical authority
Following orders because that is what the physician said to do, little attempt to develop
theory
Received knowledge - Ans -Learning through listening to others
Borrowing theories from other disciplines (sociology, education, medicine)
Subjective knowledge - Ans -Authority was internalized and a new sense of self
emerged
Focusing on defining nursing and developing theories
Procedural knowledge - Ans -Includes both separate and connected knowledge.
Difficulty attaching theory to practice
Constructed knowledge - Ans -Integration of different types of knowledge (intuition,
reason, and self-knowledge)
Shift from grand theories to middle and practice theories
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Components of a Theory - Ans -Phenomenon
, Concepts
Definitions
Assumptions
Phenomenon - Ans -An aspect of reality that can be observed or experienced.
Phenomena can be sensed, it is real e.g. a patient's response (for example to stress which
causes the blood sugar to increase) or response to a treatment. It is "the thing" that gets
you started or thinking.
Concepts - Ans -Elements of a phenomenon that are necessary to understand the
phenomenon.
Concepts is the glossary of terms that is used to describe the phenomena. Examples of
concepts might be stressors, defense mechanisms, ideas that the patient have that make
them respond in a particular way.
Definitions - Ans -Communicates the general meanings of the concepts involved.
The definitions describe it, e.g. a patient with diabetes reacting by refusing to give up
regular sodas.
Assumptions - Ans -Beliefs about the phenomena that one must accept as true to
accept the theory to be true.
Assumptions can be the normal range of responses expected during stress for example. It
is usually common knowledge.
Types of Theories - Ans -Classified by level (Grand or Middle range of abstraction)
and by
Goal (Describe or Predict)
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Stages of Nursing Theory Development - Ans -Silent Knowledge
Received Knowledge
Subjective Knowledge
Procedural Knowledge
Constructed Knowledge
Silent Knowledge - Ans -Blind obedience to medical authority
Following orders because that is what the physician said to do, little attempt to develop
theory
Received knowledge - Ans -Learning through listening to others
Borrowing theories from other disciplines (sociology, education, medicine)
Subjective knowledge - Ans -Authority was internalized and a new sense of self
emerged
Focusing on defining nursing and developing theories
Procedural knowledge - Ans -Includes both separate and connected knowledge.
Difficulty attaching theory to practice
Constructed knowledge - Ans -Integration of different types of knowledge (intuition,
reason, and self-knowledge)
Shift from grand theories to middle and practice theories
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Components of a Theory - Ans -Phenomenon
, Concepts
Definitions
Assumptions
Phenomenon - Ans -An aspect of reality that can be observed or experienced.
Phenomena can be sensed, it is real e.g. a patient's response (for example to stress which
causes the blood sugar to increase) or response to a treatment. It is "the thing" that gets
you started or thinking.
Concepts - Ans -Elements of a phenomenon that are necessary to understand the
phenomenon.
Concepts is the glossary of terms that is used to describe the phenomena. Examples of
concepts might be stressors, defense mechanisms, ideas that the patient have that make
them respond in a particular way.
Definitions - Ans -Communicates the general meanings of the concepts involved.
The definitions describe it, e.g. a patient with diabetes reacting by refusing to give up
regular sodas.
Assumptions - Ans -Beliefs about the phenomena that one must accept as true to
accept the theory to be true.
Assumptions can be the normal range of responses expected during stress for example. It
is usually common knowledge.
Types of Theories - Ans -Classified by level (Grand or Middle range of abstraction)
and by
Goal (Describe or Predict)
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